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MfeCM-THE NEWS-HERALD, HILLSBORO, OHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, J 914.b rhVE ''IfhxI A SINGULARCUSTOMAnd Hon It Was illustratedby a Russian CountessBy LOUISE B. CUMM1NGS IA bull was In progress In the Winterpalace nt St. Petersburg. There werefew persons In the resplendent throngwho were not titled, and In Itusslaeven d prince cannot bold his positionIn the court circle without complyingwith a number of requirementsAmong the few at the ball without theprefix to the name of count, baron,duke or even general, without goldlace or a string of decorations on thebreast, but in plain black eveningdress, was Adelbert Wyman, an attache to the American legation.If Wyman was bereft of artificialplumage nature had endowed him withan attractive personality. He wasfinely built, being tall and proportionedfor an athlete, while his .countenancebespoke a manly spirit within. Having Inherited a fortune and work notbeing a necessity with blm, be badadopted a profession in which moneymaking had no part and which to blmseemed full of intei est diplomacy.Wyman had prepared himself forhis career by the study of Internationallaw and more especially of several foreign languages, Russian among thenumber. He was therefore enabled tochat In' her native tongue with a youngRussian girl, with whom be dancedseveral times nt this Imperial ball. TheCountess Olgn Ivanovna was one ofthose women of the north whose complexions are fair, whose eyes are blueand t whose hulr Is flaxen. Notwithstanding the fact that she was nobleand her companion was a commoner,she seemed to be pleased with himIndeed, there wits something unique tnthat unadorned figure among hundredsof men most of whom relied for udmiration on their velvet clothes, tinseland the medals strung on their breasts.Some of .them were misshapen, somehad homely faces, and all were dressed as If for n play. Wyman alone w.isunadorned."Ilow do you IlUe Itussla?" asked thecountess. All vlsltots are asked thisquestion and If they ure well bredusually reply that they like the country they visit very much. Wyraan'sreply was that the country Interestedhim. When iisked why, he said that ItwaB In the marked dlffeieuce to whatbe had been accustomed"In what wa.vV" asked the girl."First, with j on HuhsImus everythingpoints from the people to the government, while with us everything pointsfrom the government to the people Inother wotds, lieie the people seem tobe for the government, wliili with usour government Is for the people. NutIt Is the many singular customs Inthe dlffeient pans of your great emplre that especially Interest me. thepronounced varied types of your peopie I have read that In a certainprovlnie dowi,les ps are rallied foias wives the inonev paid in for chancesbeing given lor a marriage poitlon.""Theie Is a more singular customthan that." added the countess. "Ina certaiu pan of Itussla the girls propose to the men If a girl wants tomarry n m.iu she goes to his bouse Ifhe refuses to marry her be Is regal ded as insulting her and her family, amitbey take revenge upon blm.""The privilege of proposing marriage," said Wyman, "accorded to theman Is a mere custom For my part 1see no reason why a woman should notbe ns free to ask a man to marry heras that a man Is free to ask her to behis wife.""Do you really mean that?" askedthe couutess, looking up at Wymanarchly."1 certainly do But you must nottake me in that respect as representingmy countiymen 1 Jlke to think formyself and am not n slave to customs 'The two parted at this point, but Justbefore the ball closed they met again"We go next week to our home In theprovince of Vlatka," she said. "If youwlf make us a visit there I think 1can show j on some more of our oddcustoms. The people about us haveBorne very singular ones ""I assme ,vou I feel highly honoredby the Invitation and xliull nccept Itwith much pleasiiie 'In time Wvmau lecelved a formal invltatlou to Islt Count Ivan Ivanovua's estates in VlntUa A time wasset for his toiulng. hut none for hisdeparture This Hiirpilscd him. for Itis usual iiuioiiu most eutei miners Inhigh life all ovei the world to Invitetheir guests Tor n definite period TheAmerican was coidlally received bytbe young lady'x fnuiil.t and a suit ofrooms plated at hN disposal Ue hadnot before met any of them exceptOlga. and he seemed to be consideredher espeelal guest At any rate, shetook upon herself his entertainment,driving blm about herself, showing blmtbe people, how thej lived, bow theyworked and how tbey reared their chll' dreu Wyman was much Interested InIt all and more especially lu tbe Ignorance of not only tbe children, but oftheir parents"But you have not shown me," saidWyman one day when they were outtogether, "any or those singular customs you spoke of when in St. Petersburg." "Vou must be patient," was the reply. "You Americans are always in' baste. If you arc to bo n diplomat youmust get rid of that American trait."A couple of weeks passed. OlgaIvanovna showed no disposition to partwith her visitor, nor did ho care especially to return to the city. Tlieio wereno Intricate questions between thoUnited States and Itussla to render hisattendance on his chief uecossary, andbo was not recalled. He occupied histime during the day In studying theRussian people under the guidance ofbis fair hostess, and the evenings didnot seem long miougb. since be In-I variably spent them In her company. 'I If Wyman thought of what mightcome of this association it certainlydid not occur to hlui that a familywhose nobility might be traced backfor centuries, which was In high favorwith the czar, would consent to admita commoner like himself Into Its charmed circle by giving him one of Its members to wife. Nor did be suspect thatOlga Ivanovna would stoop to ally herself with him. He was happy, and hewas young, and young persons are notirlven to looking to a point where theirtinpplness may come to an end.One evening Olga showed a well defined symptom that the little god hadclaimed her as one of'its victims. Heparting with tho American was accordpanied by an Intensity of feeling notbefore definitely displayed. Wymanwent to his rooms wondering. Couldit be that, yielding to love, this highborn beauty, would surrender to nn untitled man from tbe other side of theglobe?The next morning Olga told her guestthat there was to be a singular ceremony In tbe line of, what she badpromised him. He was delighted.Olga would take part in it. Would helike to do the same? Certainly. Whatwas it like? There would be racing.She would be dressed In running costume. If he Intended to take part hewould better dress for the s.ime purpose. Capitiil! He bad been a spilnlerin school and afterward lu college. Hehad sevein I cups at home he had wonon the cinder pathAn hour later Olga appeared attiredIn a dress the skht of which cameonly to the kliees Wyman had nosplinting costume with him. so he appeared simply in a pair of white flannel trousers and shirt. Thus arra.ved.the two sprang into a phaeton whichstood at the door, and Olga drove ton field on which was a crowd of people. At one end of the open space wasa tent Olg.i dr,ove to a point nearthe canvas, and both sbe and herguest alighted. Olga went Into thetent for a few moments, where shedivested herself of her Jacket andcame out leady for a run.Wyman saw no one else preparedfor racing nnd noticed that he andOlga seemed to be tbe center of attraction. While he was wonderingwhat It all meant. Olga. who hadwalked a short distance from blm,turned, beckoued to him and thendarted nwnv over tbe field.Wyman ran after her There wasthe same excitement, the same cheers,the same shouts, as when he bad woncups In Anieil.-a He was surprised tosee that Olga was running very swiftly. Gallantly at first caused him tomoderate his pace, but It was not longbefore he realized that If he was tocatch her he must do his bestThe space to be traveled was 21)0yards, and to win Wyman must catchthe fugitive befoie reaching a goal attbe other end of the field. He was atfirst so dilatory that when Olga hadmade half the distance it seemed hewould loe And so he would havelost had not Olga In the next quarterslowed her pace Within a hundredyards of the goal she ran so slowly- that Wyman had no difficulty In catching her. He put his band on hershoulder, and she fell back Into his, arms amid a vociferous approval oftbe onlookersHaving recovered her breath, sheslipped her nrm through his, and theywalked back together to the startingpoint Out of the tent came a priestand advanced toward them. Olga raised her band In protest."No. no. father. This Is not a realwedding. This gentleman wished tosee some of our customs, and 1thought I had best show blm one ofour wedding ceremonies and arrangethat be should he a part of It. hut yourservices will not he required."Wyman stood looking at the speaker woiiderlngly. The excitement of thechase was upon him. Moreover, a delightful suspicion flashed In his mindthat there was something more in thisceremony than to show blm a custom.of the countrjAs for the crowd. It showed signsof dissent. There were cries of "Awedilng. a wedding!" But the countess, who was much beloved by thepeople, stilled them."For my. part." said Wyman. lookingat Olga with eyes that expressed far, more than his vvordH Implied. "1 thinkthe people are light We should uotdisappoint them."At this the cries were renewed, andthis time Olga found It impossible tostill them. She gave Wyman a questioning look, tbei dropped her eyes.Wyman struck while the Iron was hotand signaled to the priest to advanceand perform the ceremony Olga yielded, and the two, having been made one.were escorted to tbe bride's borne bya sluglng. shouting populaceWyman returned to the embassy atSt. Petersburg, and It was announcedto the worli that the secretary of theAmerican legation and the- CountessOlga Ivanovna were betrothed. Notlong afterward they were married lapresence of tbe Imperial family, andthere were few persons at the" capitalwho knew that tfils was a supplementary ceremony.I Wyoian's life has been spent mostlyabronrj. but a portion of It be has livedin Amerlcu wtth his Russian wife.Making anAcquaintanceBr EVERETT P. CLARKEOne day on leaving my bank aftermaking a deposit I saw a lady at thenext window tbe paying teller's trying to count a fat roll of bills Thelady was young and pretty -Indeed. Iwas very much struck with her appearance. I thought of Offering myservices to count tbe bills for her, butthis would put her on guard againstmo as desiring lo play a confidencegame and get ber money.Finally she gave up the attempt and,rolling the bills Into a wad, stuffedtbem Into a portemonnale and left thebank. 1 went out at another dooi,balled a street car, got aboard; a ladygot In behind me and sat down oppolto me. She was tbe one I bad seenIn tho bank. She was carrying her,portemonnale In her band, Invitlug. soIt seemed to me, some thief to snatcbit No one taking advantage of theoffer, she laid it on the seat beside berand proceeded to put on her gloves,which she bad removed to count tbemoney. Tbe portemonnale lay on tbesmooth surface of the seat ready to beshaken out of sight or Into some thiefpossession, but tbe lady didn't appearto worry about It seeming far moreafraid of tearing ber gloves, whichcould not have cost over $2, than oflosing a fat roll of billsThere Is nothing that will touch tbeheart like stupidity. And it seemed tome that there was quite Vuougb stupidity in this beautiful creature bereyes were great soft brown ones andber hair was a shining'1 chestnut tomake me love ber forever. 1 watchedher and her poeketbook till I saw itslide into the crack between the seatand its back, disappearing behind thefolds of her dressThe car Jogged on, most of the passengers gradually getting out I wascarried far beyond my destination, buttf 1 had been Intent on possessing myself of the lady's poeketbook 1 couldnot have been more absorbed in tbesituaUon. In fact 1 did have designson that poeketbook, but for a purposedifferent from that of using the moneyIn itHaving got her gloves on withouttearing tbem the lady felt of her backhair, folded ber plump little bands andwas evidently lost In a day dream.She did not leave the car till It reached tbe terminal, and when sbe did sbeand 1 were tbe only persons in it 1waited till she bad arisen and startedfor the door There was the portemonnale resting safely In tbe Junction between tbe seat and Its back. Thelady's face was turned from me; tbemotor man was busy; 1 took up theportemonnale, put It In my pocket andleft tbe car The lady started up astreet I followed ber and, presentlypassing her. raised my hat and said:"1 beg pardon. Can you tell mewhere Mr Smith lives?"She turned her eyes upon me andasked -"What Smith?""Why. the Mr Smith, of course!There's always one particular Smith tna place.'"1 dou t know any Mr. Smith at all."This was said wltb bauteur."Would you mind my walking withyou till you reach your home?" Iasked."1 certainly would.""Well, then, I will leave you 1 predict however, that before twenty-fourhours have passed you will give me aninvitation to visit you Here Is mycard."She took the caid and, tearing It intobits, scattered tbem on the sidewalkAt tbe same time ber color was risinglike a bay of Biscay tide."Good morning," I said, raising mybat with Infinite politeness, and leftber. At tbe same time I kept ber Insight till I saw ber enter a dwellingstanding lu handsome grounds andafterward inquired all about It and Itsoccupants Returning to tbe city, Imailed one or my cards to tbe address and waited. By noon tbe nextday 1 received a note from a .MissEdith Belford stating that It I was tbegentleman who bad sat opposite ber Inthe car the day before and could tellher anvthlng about a poeketbook shebad lost she would be obliged If 1would do so I replied that I had Joined ber the day before for that purpose,but nothing thai there seemed to hesomething In my personality that wasdistasteful to her, I bad felt it Incumbent upon me to leave ber To thissbe sent an Invitation for me to comeand see her I did so nnd was eagerlyreceived"Do you know anything about It?"she asked hurriedly"Have you found out anything aboutwhere Mr Smith lives?" I asked In,reply. .Her big eyes grew bigger. Whatcould I mean? 'I took her portemonnale from mypocket and han-J It to ber. Tbechange from tbe worried expression onher face to one of delight was ravishing. "Where did you find Ir?" she asked."Where yon left It on tbe sent In tbecar."I Insisted on ber counting the moneyover till the amount came out twicealike S'Jiin then rose to go By thistime my facetloiisness began to. dawnupon ber She asked me If there wusnothing sbe could do to snow her appreciation of my kindness In tbe matter, and I told her there was I shouldike to make her acquaintance.I iiiude It so effectually tbnt we areniii our .lives togetherA SNIFF OFCHLOROFORMI'upyrlBht inn "v Awi nm-u unMill I'lt'-The Kllicanlllie imuU was .Mi" ol Hit'oldest and UoiigcM naiiMlig nisiliotlulls In .New Kllglniiil though sitnateUami doing Iiiikiiu-x in h town ol '2.imhiinhabitants li uniile ioitu to linntied of farmers and It did businesswith aiiiiiv shipbuilders nnd slnpowueis along tbe New Uuglaiid (oustMau.v and man) a time, as iissIMiiiiiashler, I have seen $1.UUO.UO stinked lu our vault and have tossed pinkages of $511,000 atiout as It the.v iimluo more value than so much old papeiI sa.v we did a huge business, bul velour building was u humble one, andour methods as primitive as might liefound In a countrj store We nuna brick vault with Iron doors, tintthe laziest sort of cracksman wouldhave dug his way Into It In an Hon)with a crowbar. Outside or the viiuywas an old fashloued bolt headed safewhich locked with a key only It haila strong, massive look, but tbe io kcould have been picked In a quuileiof an hour, and two ounces of powdeipoured into tbe keyhole and explodedwould hHve torn tbe door off It willsurprise vou when I sa.v that sums olmoney as large as $75,000 were ofienleft In that old safe over night Mvuncle. James Gordon Kincardinewho died a few years ago. wa toblame for our way of doing businessHe was a set man He haled InnoiiitiousI was twenty three vears old wli.nn place was given me as assKtiinicashier I had been In the hank simost two years niicn the rooms iumihead vveie vacated and rented to ntraveling dm tot for a monthn the P.'th of h certain i'tn'iwhen lie Inn) been nur tenant tin lvmouth- lie came into the lunik nt nniiuii ii,iiii n time I was alwnv -ito sjei Hi lime for a lilll I'Iii'ii'mMimuntil the i llllinx i utile, lie 1 1 i ' ' MlMlliinst eveiv iiiioii lie nevet utti-iupt'il to come behind the coniilei lliin:hthe dnui Miiiietiuies stood uiihu milon M'ceral occasions went mil to linnHis calls .liter Ih first tllli-e weekweie loi the purpose ol manlpiil mm.a swelling ou mv Jiw. and I 'iivvnvpassed outside the outitr .mil ,ndown on a t hair On the Mb of Novemtier. which was cold and dismaiwe had in the Kincardine liauk exm lly WJM.'.Till In eiirienc.v Ou the nevtday there was to lie a big wlthdiawiito pay the li mil at a mill and -minriO.(HK) was in no to certain Kitinbanks n.v express I hmln'l been iel'alone foi over five minutes when in.Ionian ciiiuc m to attend uie As nworked at mv law he maduallv tuni"1'in; head to the left, so that I uo louueisaw lilm oi the door He asked uie torepeat a -loiv I hud told Mini a towdavs ,il'o. nnd I was dome so whenthe lool iipein li I did not "tup mvtalk 'iiid l i mud not tuni mv in-nlTile ,111,111 Who i llllle ill did liol pclkbut lie must have passed the itm tu' Msponge .nturated with i lilmotui ui igot the oiloi of the stilt) at nine anilwas wondering what It was wiien mvnei k was guppeil ov the dm im s ..fthand, and with the light he inin-itbe sponge into my fine I think itried to ne up and fight Hie imiiueaway but am not clear alioiu it i in(llstinifly leilieiubei. however or hearlug the doctor say:".Now. then lock the doms unit l IIsoon nave the money In the inns"It whs an hour later when I heardfarawav voices nnd affei n -tiugcieopened ni) e.ves and found the lnnkfnfl of people Up to that time no onehud disi oveied aiivlhlug w iongv. inwith uie liiev li.ul round me mug uithe Moor and supposed I was hi h Hithough all detected the pie-en. h orchloiot'iiriii M.v first words weie inask them to look for he iuniie orthe f:fZS.-.'ri() not a shilling leinnliiMiSafe and vault had been plunileusi tothe Inst peiinv! When !ilwiiiliitn'iitpassed awav I was ihaiged with navfug robbed the hank It un not afair Hilng lor an uncle to do but l.iunGntdnii Kilic.'ililliie, to Ills ev hi liftingshame, was tot having me lo- knl upatonieIt was a long hour before we got Hietangle straightened mil mid Hint I rlost mv mil le evel) dollui he hint intbe win Id The robbeis hnil n -tartor an hoiii and a halt and the oinvcute thing thev did was to iniike n halt(inie around the town and inisle.topursuit fm a dnvM.v uncle had detectives almost Inthe doyen and the majority of thnitiled inin b hauler to (ouvlct me limnto ov et ha III I he robbers I was ptestinned and i miss questioned until Imnilto death, and tor a change thev wmililthreaten Uie Some thought I had Ourled the inonev somewhere. H It onecould go ill high noon and do -mm njob and the sleuth or all sleuthssure that I had stood In with the twomen and was to get mv shate of th.proceedsFor vears and years I was a suspected person, and few men dated tn ownm.v friendship Kveu when men iclonger daied suspect the) talked nt uie1n lonnectloii with the robberv and nsRcrted that I was next door tn a fnothat I did not suspect and t-M-kuititt-itI have Liven you a true iin'd lionest account of the whole (imimstmc e.and, no innttei what your version mnvbe I feel the better for having written It out I eoniend that mv uncle'foolish and reckless system was allto bin me. and in this know that allUinker and their employees will agreewith me and absolvti me from allmine.-IxJA7JIES E.Republican Candidate for AuditorMy opponent has just finished two terms as County Commissioner. He is a man of wealth and influence; has as much needfor the salary as a wagon has for five wheels.I have never asked for an elective office.I served one term as Hillsboro's postmaster.After a careful investigation President Jaft made my appointment a personal one.I went into that office as clean as a hounds tooth, otherwise 1 could not have had it.I came out of it just as clean.I want the Auditor's job for the salary, because it meansa living and education for my children.That is where the postmaster's salary went and I amproud of the result, altho it left me just one jumpahead of the wolf. You who have finished the education of your children can appreciate the sacrifices.It will take a battle royal to win and thus far I have hadto battle for every inch of my progress.I am asking you for your personal favor. If you grant itI win and I assure you it means everything to me.' Respectfully,JAMES E. McDERMOTT--. Q PILOT LIGHTING PLANTS VThe Flame of Acetylene Light is Smalland the Burner PeculiarYou have probably noticed thata Pilot Country Home Acetyleneburner Is shaped like the letter "Y."And that the little gas openingsIn the arms of the burner are onlypin hole size. So small they letout only half of a cubic foot ofAcetylene In an hour.You might leave one of theseAcetylene burners open by accidentall day and even then there wouldn't begas enough in the air of the room toenable you to set fire to It if you tried.Aa a matter of fact, you would have toleave the burner open fully three days andnights In a room twelve by fourteen, withwindows ond doors closed tight, before therowould be any fire or explosion whatever.And the chance of your leaving a burneropen that lone is not worth considering. Thepungent odor of the escaping gas would be certain to attract attention in u few seconds.DANVILLE.A iltf. J, li)14.Misses Loreean I hessle Jones visitedtheir aunt, Mrs. K L 1'dtice, at Lncli.burg, several ilas last week.Raj burn Wuod and Ralph Davisweie quests of their Sundav Schoolteacher, Mrs. Gertrude Winkle, ..tEast Danville, Sunuay. Chas. Cadwallader and family, of Harwood, werealso guests at the Winkle home.Mbs Edith Workman, of East Dnville, spent part of last week asslsin gat Uie telephone exchange.Leu is Vai.ce and wife, of Norwouvf,ana Leonard Rousli and family ereKuesi&of Edward Cochran and farail,SlIIKU.Dr. Cropper and family visited hispatents, near Winchester, last sseeu.Preaching by Rev. Brugh and communion services will be held at theReformed church Sunday morning.The men's bible clas recently organized at this church will sing a specialsong at Sunday bchool. There were 15men present in this class last SundayLewis Sanderson, a guard at the Ohiopenitentiary, with his wife and son,Clifton, spent several days last weekwith L. o. Stockwell and family.Arthur Berry and wife visited herpaienis, Andrew Cailey and familj, atKisL Danville, Sunday.Bruce Joues and wife and son, Raj-mond, spent aunday with relatives atLynchburgI Airs Rebecca Roush visited herbrother, N P Landesr, and wife, pmof last week.' Duke Fenner and family, of EastDanville, were guests oi Lewis Kingand wife, Sutiday.j George Beard and wife, of Dayton,visited Homer Burton and wife, lastweek.The body of William Henderson,son of Dan Henderson and wile, ofthis place, was brought here fromWapakoneta Tuesday and Intermentmade In the Barr cemetery. The bereaved Jamil) have the sympathj olthe entire neighborhood in this sadhour.W. II Halfacre, Dexter, Mo , boughtFoley Kidney Pills for Mrs. Halfacre.who was down on her back with kidneys so sore he had to help her moveHesayB, "She would cry with painacross her kidneys, but after she tookthe second bottle of Foley Kidney Pillsshe was as'well anl strqng as ever "adv Gaiiiiett & AtresNlcDERMOTTInturance report t jay that In a listof 10,000 recent fires and accidents causedby illuminants, 9990 were charged to thmisuse and abuse of electricity, kerosene, gasoline and city gas, and onlyten to themisuseand abuse of Acetylcn?.That's why the engineers of tho National Insurance Board have endors tAcetylene. They say It's safer than If- joil Illuminants it is rapidly displacing.You should use home made Acetylene yourself to light your house anlbarns and to cook your meals.All the facts and figures arc in our illustratedcatalogue which we send on request. AJJresaG. J. GRUBBSWalton, Ky.Salevman forOXWELD ACETYLENE CO.CHICAGOPLEASANT HILI .Aug :j duMiss luel Mcfann, fwho has beenvisiting reUthes here has returned toher home in Olney, IIIMis Florence Prine is attending t! eH . T. I , in Hillsboro this weekJ hn Welty and sister. Mrs. B VSmith spent a few dajs this week withthe former's daughter, Mrs JamesJohnson, at Fall Creek.Mrs James Harris and grandson,Ernest Harris, of Harrisburg, spentWedne.da afternoon with her sisterMrs. Chas Slmbro and family.Geo Prine and family were verypleasantly entertained by WilsonChaney and family, Sunday.Miss Mabel Powell spent Tuesdayand Wednesday with Irelatives nearbridges.Mrs. Rollo Powell, Mrs. StarlingLemon and Mrs. Delbert Robbln3spent Wednesday afternoon with MrsWalter Powell.Mrs. James Johnson and son, Homer,of Fall Creek, spent Saturday withFrank WllHson and wifeDoll Robbins is visiting relatives atLocust Grove.Wm Matthew and family were entertained by Charles Slmbro and family, Sunday.Oscar King and family, of near Dauvilie, were callers here Sunday afternoon.Lojd Holladay called on Glenn LaddSundaj afternoon.Joe Campbell, of Mt. Washington,died Friday night and was buried atthe Pleasant Hill cemetery, Sundayafternoon1 Misses Leanna and Ruby Crosen, ofDunn's Chapel, speut Tuesday withMrs. Jesse Grillith.Keep Your Liver Active During theSummer Months-Foley Cathartic Tablets for Slugish Liver and Constipation. It does beat all how quickly FoleyCathartic Tablets liven jour liver andbvercorae constipation. Ney Oldham,WlraberJej', Texas, saj s : "Foley Cathartic Tablets are the best laxativeI ever used. They take the place ofcalomel.' Wholesome, stirring andcleansing. No griping.' A comfort tostout persons.adv Garrbtt & Ayhej.